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ASX has best week since 2022 despite ceasefire strain
riverineherald72d ago

ASX has best week since 2022 despite ceasefire strain

Australia's share market has notched its best week since October 2022, despite slipping ahead of key US-Iran ceasefire talks and with little sign Iran's Hormuz Strait blockade is easing.

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Aussie shares wobble ahead of US-Iran ceasefire talks
riverineherald72d ago

Aussie shares wobble ahead of US-Iran ceasefire talks

Australia's share market is on track for its best week since 2020, despite slipping heading into the weekend as a key oil transit route remains near a standstill ahead of US-Iran peace talks.

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Unpaid Carers ‘£160 Worse Off A Month’ As Carer’s Allowance Fails To Keep Pace With Rise In Earnings
yorkshiretimes_uk72d ago

Unpaid Carers ‘£160 Worse Off A Month’ As Carer’s Allowance Fails To Keep Pace With Rise In Earnings

Invalid Care Allowance, now Carer’s Allowance, was first introduced at the rate of £7.90 a week in 1976. Fifty years on Carer’s Allowance, paid to those caring for a minimum of 35 hours per week, is worth £86.45 a week (2026/27 financial year). If Carer’s Allowance had kept pace with increases in earnings, carers would receive an extra £36.93 each week or £160.46 a month on average.

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